Sara Polo Benidorm

Andrea M. Rosa del Pino

Benidorm

Updated Sunday, February 4, 2024-00:03

Anything is possible and tonight the Benidorm Fest has proven it in a big way. They were proclaimed winners of the first semi-final but the experts did not have them among the two winning options. And yet,

Nebulossa

has taken the bronze microphone tonight at the Palau d'Esports l'Illa in Benidorm and will take her most demanding

Zorra

to the Eurovision Song Contest. "You are fabulous and we are going to come out swinging," they said, triumphantly, raising the trophy.

The

Eurofans

' clothing was a premonition of what was to come. At noon

Zorra

's t-shirt store

was a pitched battle. Not one was left. The couple formed by

María

Mery

Bas

and

Mark Dasousa

had conquered the hearts of the audience long before the start of the

Benidorm Fest

.

The hymn to the emancipation of the woman who does what she wants without giving explanations sounded in all the clubs and started choruses until the live performance itself, when the audience's applause made the stage shake.

The surprise came at the time of the count. Against all odds and for the first time in the history of the

Benidorm Fest

, the professional jury awarded a tie of 86 points between

St. Pedro

and

Nebulossa

. Everything then remained in the hands of the public, both the demoscopic vote and the televote, and as the count progressed there was no turning back. While the demoscopic representatives opted for

Jorge Fernández

, the audience tipped the balance for

Nebulossa

. The people had spoken.

Throughout this week,

Mery Bas

declared that, when entering the contest, she had no other intention than to have a good time. However, as of Tuesday, the public sided with her. What's more,

Zorra

was the only song from the contest to enter the Top50 most listened to songs in Spain, on Spotify. "Everything has been a surprise. Until November we were an unknown group and now everyone knows us," said Bas.

However, the performer - who applied for the

Benidorm Fest

without telling her husband - never expected to become this famous. What's more, during her presentation, she seemed extremely excited. Above all, when she decided to make a small change in her presentation and stop singing the phrase "if I stretch out and it's daylight" to hear how the audience responded "I'm even more of a slut."